The Latest: Man clearing roof dies in avalanche in Austria

Updated 6:50 am PST, Monday, January 14, 2019 Men remove snow from the roof of a building in Elisabethszell, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP) Men remove snow from the roof of a building in Elisabethszell, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP) Photo: Armin Weigel, AP Photo: Armin Weigel, AP Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Image 1 of 28 Men remove snow from the roof of a building in Elisabethszell, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP) Men remove snow from the roof of a building in Elisabethszell, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP) Photo: Armin Weigel, AP The Latest: Man clearing roof dies in avalanche in Austria 1 / 28 Back to Gallery BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on heavy snowfall across Europe (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The Austrian broadcaster ORF reports that a worker clearing snow off a roof has died after being swept away as the snow began to slide off. ORF reported that the 47-year-old man and three others were pushed off the six-meter (20-foot) roof in Faistenau, near Salzburg, on Monday and buried in the snow. Two others men were hospitalized. Warmer, wetter weather after days of heavy snowfall has increased the risk of avalanches in parts of southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Dozens of people have died in avalanches and weather-related accidents in Europe since the start of the year. Germany’s interior minister announced Monday that some 230 federal police officers… [Read full story]